Dakota Dunes is an

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and

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(CDP), master-planned residential and commercial development covering about in Union County in the extreme southeast corner of the

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. The population was 4,020 at the 2020 census.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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of 2020, there were 4,020 people.

2010 census

As of the

of 2010, there were 2,540 people.

Overview

The development is sandwiched between the

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and the

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. The nearest incorporated municipality is

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, with which Dakota Dunes shares the zip code 57049. Dakota Dunes is about west of downtown

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. As of March 31, 2013, its population stood at 2,688. Law enforcement is provided by the Union County Sheriff. Dakota Dunes has five main neighborhoods including the Country Club Estates, the Meadows, the Prairie, the Willows, and Upscale Apartment Living. Dakota Dunes is owned and developed by

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, which unveiled plans for the community in 1988. The development is home to Dakota Dunes Country Club, a

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course designed by

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's design company. Two Rivers Golf Club, which existed as the Sioux City Boat Club prior to the existence of Dakota Dunes, is also nearby. Dakota Dunes contains the studios of local television stations

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and

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, which were built between 1999 and 2000. In 2011 and 2019, historic flooding along the Big Sioux and Missouri Rivers threatened the town.

References

External links

Dakota Dunes website
Unincorporated communities in South Dakota Unincorporated communities in Union County, South Dakota {{SouthDakota-geo-stub